Haverhill, Massachusetts Population History 1840 - 2021

What is the current population of Haverhill?

Based on the latest 2022 data from the US census, the current population of Haverhill is 67,361. Haverhill, Massachusetts is the 558th largest city in the US.

Haverhill Geography [top]

What county is Haverhill, Massachusetts in?

Haverhill is located entirely in Essex County.

What is the size of Haverhill, Massachusetts in square miles?

Haverhill has an area of 33.0 square miles. Haverhill is the 9th largest city, by area, in Massachusetts.

Haverhill Population Facts [top]

What was the peak population of Haverhill?

The peak population of Haverhill was in 2020, when its population was 67,690. In 2020, Haverhill was the 559th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 558th largest city in the US. Haverhill is currently 0.5% smaller than it was in 2020.

How quickly is Haverhill growing?

Haverhill has grown 13.9% since the 2000. Haverhill, Massachusetts's growth is about average. 54% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Haverhill, Massachusetts?

Haverhill has a population density of 1,846.5 people per square mile.

Haverhill Demographics [top]

What is the voting age population of Haverhill, Massachusetts?

The total voting age population of Haverhill, Massachusetts, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 46,428. The voting age population is 46.7% male and 53.3% female.

What percentage of Haverhill, Massachusetts residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 12.7% of the residents of Haverhill are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Haverhill, Massachusetts?

The racial demographics of Haverhill are 80.3% White, 10.7% Other, 3.9% Two or more races, 3.6% Black, 1.3% Asian and 0.1% American Indian. Additionally, 23.2% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Haverhill, Massachusetts residents are below the poverty line?

In Haverhill, 12.5% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 20.7%. On a per-household basis, 10.0% of families are below the poverty line in Haverhill.

What percentage of Haverhill, Massachusetts residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 72.2% of Haverhill residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Haverhill, Massachusetts residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 90.8% of Haverhill residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 29.8% have a bachelor's degree and 9.5% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Haverhill, Massachusetts residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Haverhill residents aged 5 and older, 21.9% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 17.2% of residents speak Spanish at home, 3.3% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.9% speak an Asian language.

Haverhill Income & Labor Statistics [top]

What is the unemployment rate in Haverhill, Massachusetts?

The unemployment rate in Haverhill is 5.2%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Haverhill, Massachusetts residents work for the government?

In Haverhill, 10.7% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Haverhill, Massachusetts?

The median household income in Haverhill is $69,426.

Haverhill Housing & Rent Statistics [top]

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Haverhill, Massachusetts?

In Haverhill, 57.1% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Haverhill, Massachusetts?

Renters occupy 42.9% of housing units in Haverhill.

What percentage of Haverhill, Massachusetts housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Haverhill, 40.8% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Haverhill, Massachusetts housing units were built after 2000?

In Haverhill, 8.5% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 2,200 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Haverhill, Massachusetts?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Haverhill is $1,208.

What percentage of households in Haverhill, Massachusetts have broadband internet?

In Haverhill, 83.1% of households have an active broadband internet connection.

Haverhill Population By Year

Year	Population	Rank in US
2021	67,361	558
2020	67,690	559
2019	64,014	594
2018	64,041	587
2017	63,639	580
2016	62,873	581
2015	62,765	573
2014	62,488	566
2013	62,088	564
2012	61,797	563
2011	61,456	556
2010	60,879	551
2000	59,113	497
1990	51,090	511
1860	9,995	94
1840	4,336	96